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Posted On: November 1st 2005
Posted By: Bryan Kremkau
Source: www.worldcantwait.org |
New York's HOT 97 Radio Stopped from Playing Ad Poised to Reach
Millions of Youth about November 2 Protest
PLAY THE BANNED AD EVERYWHERE!
Minutes before its scheduled airing, Emmis Communications, owners of Hot 97 in New York, pulled the plug on the World Can't Wait, Drive Out the Bush Regime Ad. Hot 97 is "the" number one rap station in this city. The station itself had consciously approved the content of the ad knowing that this was both controversial and important. For some working inside the station, the idea of this spot reaching millions of urban youth in New York at this critical time was inspiring. Emmis Corporation's legal department called Hot 97 just as the spots were to begin to play.
The ad itself was a collaboration of artists Boots Riley from the Coup and Miles Solay from Outernational.
It can break down walls. http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=33
Youth today have come of age under the gruesome shadow of the Bush Regime. An entire generation has been betrayed, brutalized, criminalized, enlisted, denied reproductive rights. The US Military saturates the youth "market" with slick high-tech ads aimed at turning young people into cannon fodder and the Christian Right spends millions to indoctrinate youth with politics of intolerance and punishment.
We stand at this unprecedented time in history. The energy and creativity of young people around the country will take this movement to the level where it will be unstoppable.
This cannot go down this way.
Here is what you can do:
Call Ennis Communications at IR@emmis.com or call (317) 266.0100, and let them know that their actions have only given us one more reason to NOT WAIT on November 2nd. Demand that they lift the ban immediately.
Call and Hot 97 at (212) 229.9797, or email them hot97@hot97.com. Tell them to take off the muzzle. Tell them they were right to approve the ad and they should play it now.
Then download the ad into your cell phones and i-pods and play them everywhere!
Here are the words to the ad. You get the picture.
Hey, this is Boots Riley from The Coup.
The world can't wait to drive out the Bush Regime!
November 2, no work, no school.
We gonna march. Join us. 12 noon at Union Square.
Come on, you seen the pictures.
Bush made torture into a sport and justifies it.
You saw Iraq destroyed by a war based on lies.
We all watched Bush leave people to die in New Orleans and treat people like criminals
This regime is what's criminal.
The Bush Regime is out to remake the world.
Unending war, a devastated environment, forced religion, no right to abortion, no dissent, no critical thought.
We have to stop this now. If we don't we will be forced to accept it.
The future we get is up to us.
The beginning of the end of the Bush Regime starts Wednesday November 2.
Join us at 12 noon at Union Square.
Widespread support for actions TOMORROW grows! Check it out www.worldcantwait.org or 866-973-4463
World Can't Wait Press contact at 866-973-4463
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